St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
The Doctors Who Attended
Maud Compston Are Called
to Testify.
Considerable Wrangling by
the Lawyers Over Judge
Kelly's Rulings.
Speculation as to the Nature
Of the Defense--Specta-
tors Excluded.

lneeK6r-nOG so much OF nero as the
day previous; his spotless white collar
was not so prominent; his toilet in
other respects was not quite so precise,
and his coat had a duStier appearance.
He was altogether out of tune, but he
still chewed his Quid, and couldn't re-
frain from evincing his interest in the
proceedings by mods and shakes of his
head. Miss CompstOn acted as if very
much fatigued, and her manner would
indicate that she did not quite like the
way the trial was progressing.
She and her bowed and
aged mother took their seats
chair just before Bailiff Lunkenheimer
wrapped the court to order yesterday at
l0:15 a. IN. There was not so large a
crowd. but members of the bar were
present in great force, for it was antici-
pated by the legal profession that it
would be hot contest upon every point
by the counsel. Defending Attorneys
G. ID. O'Brien and Capt. Hart were still
trying to make it appear that MIR. Mum
had drilled all the witnesses with the
zeal of a young prosecutor. They at
times even limited that his honor, Judge
Kelly, was too ready to assist the prose-
cutiOn.
Mrs. Edith Williams, Maud's sister,
was at once put upon the stand to con-
tinue her cross examination by Capt.
Hart. He has such. a sweet,
SOFT, INSINUATING WAY
about his questions, that the witness at
times was disposed to get wrathy and
felt like giving him piece of her mind
and telling him a good deal more than
zwlFat she supposed he wanted to draw
out. 1t did not matter that Capt. Hart
wanted her to say that she had told Mrs.
Kimball, Maud's landlady, to make
statement in evidence that her tMrs.
kiniball's) children were making such
a noise that she could not hear any
noise in Miss COmpston's room up
stairs on the afternoon of Friday,
Sept. 2; it did not matter
that the sharp lawyer tried to get her to
say that she had purposeiy deferred
making any other complaint for other
reasons than prosecuting the prisoner;
nor did it matter that her in9usitor en-
deavOred to show by her testimony that
the whole thing was hatched-up affair
for a mercenary mOtive-She lodged
him; she blurted out spit-fire responses
at him and seemed to be quite well
guarded against. Mr.. Hart'S supposed
purpose. AS soon as she had learned
that the affair was made public by the
newspapers, she had consulted doctor,
a lawyer and two newspaper men: and
as soon as she saw that her sisters name
and virtue were at stake she concluded
to commence proceeding, and forthwith
informed the chief of police. She left
the stand with her dark eyes flashing
triumph.
THE DOCTORS STORY.
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Minneapolis, were then put upon the
stand In the OrGer named. DIR. Fay said
he had attended Miss COmpSton at the
request of DR.. Brinley. He described
the physical results of the alleged out
rage. what medicine he prescribed, and
he stated he treated her for injuries and
prostratiOn which he supposed had re-
suited from the assault. When Mr..
O'Brien asked him if the testimony he
gave before the municipal court agreed
with the evidence just given by him, he
couldn't remember what was his testi-
mony before the municipal court. Mr..
O'Brien read that testimony and showed
very nicely how it and the evidence
he left the stand, whispered something
to DR.. Brinley. who also testified to
Miss COmpSton'S physical condition.
Mr.. O'Brien tried to show that DR..
Brinley was not a reputable physician,
but the state objected and the
court sustained Mr.. Mum. The court
had Overruled nearly every objection of
the defense, so Mr.. O'Brien became
heated enough to say that there should
come time some time or other when
the court would be little fair toward
the defense in his rulings. DIR. BrinleY
did admit that it was with some re-
luctance that he allowed DR.. Abbott to
attend Miss Compston. He was called
again after dinner. He then explained
that he had not thought it advisable to
have other physicians see Miss Comp
ston, because he thought quietude was
the best thing for her. He was sharply
cross-questioned as to what DR.. Fay said
to him when DR.. Fay left the stand. He
said it was nothing about the testimony.
DR.. l.. n. Sharp also testified to the vic
TINS physical condition.
Mrs. Williams then identified Reid's
letter to her. and Miss Higgins. proof
reader in Kimball q Co.'s office, and
Foreman LOper, of the same printing
establishment, where Reid had done
considerable writing, identified his
handwriting. The letter which Reid
wrote to Mrs. Williams was then adj
mitted in evidence. 1t was signed
s1Ou hllOW w lOs anu WdS Il
ton to the effect that he agreed to
marry Miss Compston within three
months, and in which he says that if he
had,knOwn Miss COmpStOn had been vir-
tuous he would not have committed the
outrage.
Thomas Stacey, chief of police of AL
lance, o., was next brought forward.
He was the occasion for the principal
fight between counsel during the day.
Chief Stacey testified that when he ar
rested Reid at Alliance, the prisoner
wanted to know for what crime, and
when informed. said: THAT'S the
d-n Il had the trouble with at st.
Paul" Reid wrote letter to his wife
and read part of it to the witness, ask
ing the officer to mail it, and to sign a
certificate that Reid wrote it.
This was the letter in which Ried
admitted the act. said he was drunk
when he committed it, and asked his
wife to get divorce and save him from
the. penitentiary.
x Mr.: Mum had put Chief Stacey upon
the stand apparently for the purpose of
having the contents of this letter from
Reid to his wife divulged and placed
before the jury. Mr.. O'Brien promptly
objected, with the remark that the
faithful wife had furnished a copy of |
the original letter for the delectatiOn of |
the county attorney, so that the witness |
could refresh his memory with it. The |
ex-mayor was averse to having the |
statute which threw the sacred veil of |
Secreru around all marital correspond